Veterans Administration Hospital - Report

Running head: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE REPORT 1
Veterans Administration Hospital Executive Report
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Question 1
The most interesting thing about the company is the organizational structure. The
company has a decentralized organizational structure which eases the process of strategy
execution and implementation. The decentralised organizational structure has an overall
manager, several departmental heads and a leader in charge in every unit. All progress and
challenges are reported to the leaders at the unit level. Power is also decentralized to enable
leaders at all levels to deal with the challenges that they can meet at their respective levels in
consultation with the workers at that level. The decentralization eases strategy execution based
on the fact that workers are more motivated to meet organizational goals. Motivation is mainly
achieved as workers are involved in decision making which gives them a clearer understanding
of the process. In addition, the workers are also able to check on each other’s progress which
helps to improve performance management levels (Obeidat, Al-Hadidi and Tarhini 2017).
In my opinion, the company is managed well because the laissez faire management style
in place blends well with the decentralised structure. The manager sets the company vision and
the strategies to achieve the vision. In addition, they divide the vision into different sizeable units
that are shared among the departments. Each department is then allowed to set their targets and
goals as well as monitoring performance management. The style also supports division of labour
and specialization which improves performance as workers are able to work comfortably in areas
that they are highly skilled and experienced.
Question 2
The company has a high competitive strategy that is obtained from its management style,
organizational structure and leadership. According to Lee and Puranam (2016), efficiency in

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performance management helps to cut down administrative and supervisory costs as workers are
able to perform above their expected levels. The laissez faire management style as well as the
organizational decentralization raises job satisfaction levels which also raises motivation levels.
In addition, workers being more confident in the organizational leadership helps to induce
compliance with the company policies and values which also helps to cultivate a healthy
corporate culture.
The company’s leadership also contributes to its competitive strategy. The company
enjoys strong leadership that has constantly placed it ahead of competitors in terms of
achievement of objectives. The company is led using the transformational leadership style that
allows room for individualized consideration and inspirational motivation (Carter and Greer
2013). The two aspects of the leadership has helped to inspire workers by making them believe
that the company’s strategies are in line with their interests. This inspiration helps workers to
maintain good quality in service delivery which helps the company to meet its strategic
objectives.
Question 3
The company has taken several approaches to help in the implementation and execution
of strategies successfully. These approaches include cultivating an action oriented approach to
problem solving, nurturing efficient communication, use of rewards and incentives that support
strategy execution and institution of policies and performance standards that facilitate good
strategy execution. The action oriented approach allows the company to employ talent and to
conduct extensive research to offer creative solutions to challenges and to make decisions based
on sound evidence. According to ul Musawir, Serra, Zwikael and Ali (2017), efficient
communication helps the company to improve coordination of policies, ease decision making